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i met nelson mandela many times. engaged in the efforts to ensure that the apartheid oppression would end. joined with congresswoman barbara lee in 2008 to rid his name off the terrorist list. all of us in our small way are diminished by the commitment, dedication and sacrifice of this man. so, finally, i close by saying to all, in a letter that he wrote in april, 1971, for many of white house had the experience of walking -- for many of us who had the experience of walking into that cell and looking through those prison bars, to be reminded of the peace that he brought to the nation and to the world. there are times when my heart almost stops beating, slowed down by heavy loads of longing. i would love to bathe once more in the waters as i did at the beginning of 1935. he comforted himself by the wishes of hope. he comforted himself by wishing to hear the voices of children. he comforted himself by wanting to be what the people of south africa needed, an unembittered leader coming forward to lift the country up. may
i met nelson mandela many times. engaged in the efforts to ensure that the apartheid oppression would end. joined with congresswoman barbara lee in 2008 to rid his name off the terrorist list. all of us in our small way are diminished by the commitment, dedication and sacrifice of this man. so, finally, i close by saying to all, in a letter that he wrote in april, 1971, for many of white house had the experience of walking -- for many of us who had the experience of walking into that cell and...
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mandela, and how when nelson mandela was finally released there was a moment of emotion when 4 they kw they would part. i recall that story because so many times when i've given commencement addresses, i've used his decision when elected president of south africa to invite that guard from his prison to be there as one of his honored guests at his inauguration as president of south africa. that, to me, speaks volumes. nelson mandela taught us powerful lessons about justice, tolerance and reconciliation. as the first democratically elected president of south africa, mandela was the father of a new nation, like george washington the father of our nation, he chose deliberately to walk away from power. in doing so he reminded us that peaceful, orderly transition of power is one of the hall machines of a real -- hallmarks of a real democracy. sadly this year, for the second year in a roarks the award committee wouldn't identify one african leader who met that standard. leaders in neighboring zimbabwe, egypt, cuba and so many other nations torn by conflict and manipulated division would do
mandela, and how when nelson mandela was finally released there was a moment of emotion when 4 they kw they would part. i recall that story because so many times when i've given commencement addresses, i've used his decision when elected president of south africa to invite that guard from his prison to be there as one of his honored guests at his inauguration as president of south africa. that, to me, speaks volumes. nelson mandela taught us powerful lessons about justice, tolerance and...
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nelson mandela lived for that it real. he made today he has gone home, and we have lost one of the most influential, courageous, and profoundly good human beings that any of us will share time with on this earth. he no longer belongs to us. he belongs to the ages. through his fierce dignity and unbending will to sacrifice his own freedom for the freedom of to transform south africa and move all of us. history from a prisoner to a president embodied the promise that human beings and countries can change for the better. his commitment to transfer power and reconcile with those who example thatnd an all humanity should aspire to, whether the lives of nations or our own personal lives. the fact that he did it all with grace and with humor, and the ability to it knowledge his own imperfections only makes the man that much more remarkable. , "i am not aid saint unless you think of a saint as a center who keeps on trying. trying." i am one of the countless millions who drew inspiration from nelson mandela's life. my very first po
nelson mandela lived for that it real. he made today he has gone home, and we have lost one of the most influential, courageous, and profoundly good human beings that any of us will share time with on this earth. he no longer belongs to us. he belongs to the ages. through his fierce dignity and unbending will to sacrifice his own freedom for the freedom of to transform south africa and move all of us. history from a prisoner to a president embodied the promise that human beings and countries...
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nelson mandela's struggle was made ever more vital by acts of extreme brewalty on the part of the -- brutality on the part of the south african authorities. his was a journey that spanned six decades through nearly three decades of incarceration through to his negotiations that led to the end of apartheid and his election to the highest office in south africa. it was, as he said, a long walk to freedom. as a prisoner in a cell measuring 7 feet by 8, there must have been times when nelson mandela felt that his fists were beating against a wall that would not be moved, but he never be wavered. as he famously cede at his -- said at his trial, he wanted to live for and achieve the ideal of a democratic and free society. but it was also an ideal for which, as he said very clearly, he was prepared to die. even after long years of imprisonment, he rejected offers for his freedom until they had removed all conditions that would have prevented his struggle for justice. what sustained him throughout all was a belief in human dignity, that no one is naturally superior over anyone else, that eac
nelson mandela's struggle was made ever more vital by acts of extreme brewalty on the part of the -- brutality on the part of the south african authorities. his was a journey that spanned six decades through nearly three decades of incarceration through to his negotiations that led to the end of apartheid and his election to the highest office in south africa. it was, as he said, a long walk to freedom. as a prisoner in a cell measuring 7 feet by 8, there must have been times when nelson...
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mandela president nelson mandela, and it started hitting reports, and giving the limited wi-fi availability on this ride that the koch brothers and all of these sort of right-oriented entities were coming out against the deal. that led me to believe there was something at least looking at, the fact that they were not even peeling back the layers of the deal and had decided it was not good. i decided to look at it, and i saw paul ryan being defensive about it. so that told me right away that my colleague also from wisconsin was really taking some of the blows, and i thought this was worth looking into. host: on the left several -- 32 democrats voted against the bill, including some of your colleagues, such as bass and chu, john conyers, sander levin, ranking member of the ways and means committee, raul grijalva. how much swaying was done? guest: there was no whipping on the part of the progressive caucus toward this deal. i had a good talk with keith ellison, and i do not fault him for voting against the deal. there were no benefits for extended unemployment benefits. there are over a millio
mandela president nelson mandela, and it started hitting reports, and giving the limited wi-fi availability on this ride that the koch brothers and all of these sort of right-oriented entities were coming out against the deal. that led me to believe there was something at least looking at, the fact that they were not even peeling back the layers of the deal and had decided it was not good. i decided to look at it, and i saw paul ryan being defensive about it. so that told me right away that my...
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south africa and the world will forever be changed because of nelson mandela. i now ask that you pause for a moment in silence in honor of a great man, a man who is referred to as madiba. the speaker: the members will rise and observe a moment of silence. the speaker: without objection, five-minute voting will continue. the unfinished business is a vote on the motion of the the gentleman from california, mr. mckeon, to suspend the rules and agree to house resolution 441 on which the yeas and nays were ordered. the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 441, resolution providing for the concurrence of the house to the h.r. 3304 ment the speaker: will members agree to vote. members will record their votes by electronic device. . this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. hou
south africa and the world will forever be changed because of nelson mandela. i now ask that you pause for a moment in silence in honor of a great man, a man who is referred to as madiba. the speaker: the members will rise and observe a moment of silence. the speaker: without objection, five-minute voting will continue. the unfinished business is a vote on the motion of the the gentleman from california, mr. mckeon, to suspend the rules and agree to house resolution 441 on which the yeas and...
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nelson mandela will be remembered for many things. he will be certainly remembered or the way he led, his dignity , his extraordinary understanding, not just of how to bring democracy and freedom to his beloved south africa, but how important it was that he first brought freedom to himself. as i spent time with him, starting in 1992 until just in he last year and a half, i was ways struck by the depth of his self-knowledge, of his awareness about how hard it is , of ve a life of integrity service, but to combine within ones self the contradictions that he lived with, a lawyer and a freedom fighter, a prisoner and a leader, a man of . ger and of forgiveness it's so captured the hearts of people not only in his own country, but as we are seeing with the outpouring of response to his death, people around the world. i only hope that as we both mourn and celebrate the passing this universally recognized and beloved figure that we emember he became that through n enormous amount of hard work on himself. the story has been told several times
nelson mandela will be remembered for many things. he will be certainly remembered or the way he led, his dignity , his extraordinary understanding, not just of how to bring democracy and freedom to his beloved south africa, but how important it was that he first brought freedom to himself. as i spent time with him, starting in 1992 until just in he last year and a half, i was ways struck by the depth of his self-knowledge, of his awareness about how hard it is , of ve a life of integrity...
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one of the things that nelson mandela will always be renumbered for is his push for reconsolidation. i respect his viewpoints -- the viewpoints of my colleagues on the committee as well as those of our witnesses that i stand at the affordable care act is not perfect. i have said that many times. in that spirit i hope we can work together in a bipartisan way to improve the affordable care act, rather than continuing to fight over its very existence. one of the things that the late president mandela said, and i thought about this a lot because it is so true. he said, it always seems impossible until it is done. it always seems impossible into it is done. we are no longer disregard the experiences of 50 million members of our population. we can no longer ignore the pain, the frustration, and the fundamental inequality of this nation within a nation. and with that, mr. chairman, i yield back spent i thank the gentleman. members may have seven days is a bit opening statements and other extremist material for the record. we now welcome our first panel of witnesses to dr. patricia mclaughli
one of the things that nelson mandela will always be renumbered for is his push for reconsolidation. i respect his viewpoints -- the viewpoints of my colleagues on the committee as well as those of our witnesses that i stand at the affordable care act is not perfect. i have said that many times. in that spirit i hope we can work together in a bipartisan way to improve the affordable care act, rather than continuing to fight over its very existence. one of the things that the late president...
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. >> former south african president nelson mandela died at his johannesburg home thursday. esther mandela spent 27 years in prison after being did his anti- apartheid activities. after his release from prison, he was elected resident of the country in 1994. serving just one term. current south african president ordered flags to be flown at half staff gave nelson mandela was 95. >> congressman randy not avail discussedoll the bill the latest negotiations on the legislation. you can see his remarks in their entirety at c-span.org. here's some of what he said. >> what are the chances we can say farm bill before december 31. >> not likely. the bill we can get passed after the first of the year. >> so you will go best your deadline. >> right now we are performing under an expired farm bill. what happens after the first of the year, farmers and ranchers across the country will begin to plan for next year's crop -- they need to know what the rules of the game are going to be. host: that brings up commodity groups. there was a story recently that there has been intense lobbying thr
. >> former south african president nelson mandela died at his johannesburg home thursday. esther mandela spent 27 years in prison after being did his anti- apartheid activities. after his release from prison, he was elected resident of the country in 1994. serving just one term. current south african president ordered flags to be flown at half staff gave nelson mandela was 95. >> congressman randy not avail discussedoll the bill the latest negotiations on the legislation. you can...
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on monday, december 16, 2013, as a further mark in respect to the late nelson mandela, former president of the republic of the bill. 13r0eu7 without objection. mr. ryan: i yield myself three minutes. rise -- i rise on behalf of the bipartisan budget agreement. s the first time since 1986 that a divided congress has done what we're about to do. here's what the bill does. it reduces the deficit by $23 billion. it does not raise taxes. and it cuts spending in a smarter way. we take temporary, across the board cuts, and replace them with targeted, permanent reforms. and these reforms, they take place immediately. first, we cut waste. we stop paying medicaid bills that deadbeat dads ought to cover. we stop sending unemployment checks to criminals. second, we go after corporate welfare. we eliminate a government ram for energy companies. we eliminate a carveout in the student loan program. third, we start to address the real problem and that is auto pilot spending. we ask new federal employees to contribute a little bit more toward their retirement. we ask private companies to cover a little
on monday, december 16, 2013, as a further mark in respect to the late nelson mandela, former president of the republic of the bill. 13r0eu7 without objection. mr. ryan: i yield myself three minutes. rise -- i rise on behalf of the bipartisan budget agreement. s the first time since 1986 that a divided congress has done what we're about to do. here's what the bill does. it reduces the deficit by $23 billion. it does not raise taxes. and it cuts spending in a smarter way. we take temporary,...
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. >> on the issue of cuba, ladies and gentlemen, today is about honoring notes and mandela. -- nelson mandela. the president said at an international funeral with leaders from all over the world that they are there to honor mandela. we appreciate that people from all over the world and from all different beliefs and walks of life who appreciated else and mandela -- nelson mandela or were friends of his comic and to honor him. , in hisresident said speech today, honoring nelson mandela, he said we urge leaders to honor mandela's struggle for freedom by upholding the basic human rights -- >> would use a row castro is upholding basic human rights? stro isd you say raul ca upholding basic human rights? >> no. >> we know -- go to mr. brad sherman of california. >> thank you for your hard work and for enforcing the sanctions laws that we in congress passed. we have a number of iran sanctions, statutes on the book. some have waivers, some don't. with regard to those that don't, can you pledge now this administration will enforce the ofs on the books to the best your ability? >> absolutely. i
. >> on the issue of cuba, ladies and gentlemen, today is about honoring notes and mandela. -- nelson mandela. the president said at an international funeral with leaders from all over the world that they are there to honor mandela. we appreciate that people from all over the world and from all different beliefs and walks of life who appreciated else and mandela -- nelson mandela or were friends of his comic and to honor him. , in hisresident said speech today, honoring nelson mandela, he...
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. >>> african president nelson mandela died today. he was 95. south africa's current president made the announcement in the south africa capitol. "the guardian" niewp reports that nelson died in his home surrounded by his wife and family. >>> house speaker spoke with reporters in the u.s. capitol today. he's hopeful that senator murray and paul ryan can come to an agreement on next year's budget. and he said he's open to a one-month extension of the farm bill. i'm hopeful that paul ryan and patty murray will come to a budget agreement that they can pass both the house and the senate. paul ryan gave us an update on where they were. i'm hopeful they'll be able to work this out. but there's clearly no agreement. on the farm bill, i've not seen any real progress on the farm bill. and we've got to pass a one-month extension of the farm bill. i think we've been prepared to do that. [inaudible] i'll let the chairman answer that question. but i think all of it probably i've extended for a month. listen, i've been that the house is going leave next frida
. >>> african president nelson mandela died today. he was 95. south africa's current president made the announcement in the south africa capitol. "the guardian" niewp reports that nelson died in his home surrounded by his wife and family. >>> house speaker spoke with reporters in the u.s. capitol today. he's hopeful that senator murray and paul ryan can come to an agreement on next year's budget. and he said he's open to a one-month extension of the farm bill. i'm...
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mandela in order to accommodate both a number of members and the secretary for nelson mandela's funeral and memorial services, we move this hearing to this warning and many members know today the committee will feature young double feature. we will see the rest of you at 2:00 for monetary policy hearing. members will have an opportunity for lots of quality bonding. i wish to also announce ahead of time at 11:00 a.m. i will declare a short recess of the committee. i now recognize myself for five minutes, to give an opening statement. the committee meets today to receive the annual testimony of the secretary of treasury in reforming the international monetary fund and the international financial system. there are important questions that must be raised, hard-working americans from bailout fatigue having been forced out to pay for the bailout of aig, fannie mae, freddie mac, banks big, banks small, the federal housing administration. americans question supporting the imf and other multilateral financial institutions, and harder and dollars and use them to bailout. americans and not want, a
mandela in order to accommodate both a number of members and the secretary for nelson mandela's funeral and memorial services, we move this hearing to this warning and many members know today the committee will feature young double feature. we will see the rest of you at 2:00 for monetary policy hearing. members will have an opportunity for lots of quality bonding. i wish to also announce ahead of time at 11:00 a.m. i will declare a short recess of the committee. i now recognize myself for five...
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and again i say that traveling from 20 hours on a plane to go to nelson mandela's memorial, i left saying that we are so fortunate to be where we are and we can accomplish anything. we just have to put our minds to it. someone said that it's not that people don't know what to do, it's whether or not they have the will to do it. i think you on your testimony has been extremely helpful and we are going to go forward. >> give me the specific question >> this is their due diligence and the actual aerials but dear with numbers. >> that's what i just quoted. and the reason i got a little bit upset a few minutes ago, and i appreciate your question, but it seems that this president has no credit about anything. it must've been a fraud, some say. but the fact is that there is a lot that can come out of this and we just have to have the will to get this done. >> i just want to go back to my question. the actuaries at the center this do not answer to the white house and they said yesterday is not due to the cost but to obamacare. >> estimate that as the overwhelming evidence and i would just add tha
and again i say that traveling from 20 hours on a plane to go to nelson mandela's memorial, i left saying that we are so fortunate to be where we are and we can accomplish anything. we just have to put our minds to it. someone said that it's not that people don't know what to do, it's whether or not they have the will to do it. i think you on your testimony has been extremely helpful and we are going to go forward. >> give me the specific question >> this is their due diligence and...
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i am sorry that you couldn't find a way to accommodate members to attend the nelson mandela memorial and not miss today's important hearing. many democrats are at that memorial service today and i know that mr. waxman made a reasonable request that was denied. i wish that hadn't been the case. we are moving forward. i listened to what my republican colleagues said about the affordable care act, and i don't know where the reality is on their part. sometimes i think they are living on mars rather than earth. i heard consequences, things like disastrous consequences, harmed, suffering, harsh reality, world turned upside down. they should have been at my forum. i had a forum monday night in highland park, which is one of my towns, on the aca. i heard just the opposite. people were happy because they were able to enroll. some were medicaid recipients who weren't eligible before. many of them were remarking about the ability to get insurance for the first time. it just wobbles my mind to hear these republican comments about the world turned upside down when the reality is the affordable ca
i am sorry that you couldn't find a way to accommodate members to attend the nelson mandela memorial and not miss today's important hearing. many democrats are at that memorial service today and i know that mr. waxman made a reasonable request that was denied. i wish that hadn't been the case. we are moving forward. i listened to what my republican colleagues said about the affordable care act, and i don't know where the reality is on their part. sometimes i think they are living on mars rather...
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and again, i see that coming from having troubled some 20 hours on a plane to go to nelson mandela's memorial i left saying to myself we are so fortunate in this country to be where we are and we can accomplish anything we decide to put our mind to it and somebody once said it's not that people don't know what to do. it's whether they have the will to do it. so again i want to thank you all. your testimony has been helpful and we are going to go forward. >> i would like to ask the gentleman a question. do you believe the actuaries for the centers for medicaid and medicare? >> do you think that they are spending on the oversight of spending would be more the lubber tip and more accurate than cbo? >> i'm not sure but one thing i do know -- >> this is their due diligence, the actuarial steel with members. >> the fact is again what i just quoted i do again the cost of coming down according to the cbo and the reason i got a little upset a few minutes ago mr. chairman and i appreciate your question, but it seems like this president gets no credit for anything. nothing. and over and over ag
and again, i see that coming from having troubled some 20 hours on a plane to go to nelson mandela's memorial i left saying to myself we are so fortunate in this country to be where we are and we can accomplish anything we decide to put our mind to it and somebody once said it's not that people don't know what to do. it's whether they have the will to do it. so again i want to thank you all. your testimony has been helpful and we are going to go forward. >> i would like to ask the...
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mandela. there are signs the conditions improving in advanced countries led by the united states. despite political headwinds come our economy is growing. over the past 45 minutes businesses created more than a billion jobs. while moving in the right direction, we have more to do to create jobs to not put our economy and a firmer foundation. astronaut, economic progress is part of the global economy and the global economy continues to face many challenges. a long recession in the euro area seem to be ending. significant progress is achieving financial stability. europe is a positioned to boost demand employment which is high in many countries. japan can authorities have taken forceful actions to begin ending deflation. to achieve sustained success japan is to undertake structural reforms to strengthen domestic. reselling emerging-market sodas post crazy stimulus waned. emerging markets need to make reforms that increase resilience and address structural constraints to growth. canister leadersh
mandela. there are signs the conditions improving in advanced countries led by the united states. despite political headwinds come our economy is growing. over the past 45 minutes businesses created more than a billion jobs. while moving in the right direction, we have more to do to create jobs to not put our economy and a firmer foundation. astronaut, economic progress is part of the global economy and the global economy continues to face many challenges. a long recession in the euro area seem...
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the flags are flying at half staff in remembrance of the south african president nelson mandela who passed away yesterday. reports say he will be buried at december 14. a number of presidents and lawmakers issued presidents posted on the website, go to c-span.org. the u.s. economy added 203,000 jobs last month in the unemployment rate fell to seventh that is the lowest since november of 2008 and exceeds analysts predictions. the department releasing figures earlier today. house speaker john boehner released a number on the jobless number and said in part the report includes positive signs that should discourage the calls for more emergency government stimulus and instead with the economy needs is more progrowth solutions to get the government out of the way. begins when out at the end of the year unless congress oks the extension. yesterday the democratic steering committee held a hearing about the issue and heard from several people who face the loss of unemployment checks. here is a part of that meeting. >> i have worked my entire adult life having had three jobs i whole career. and i've
the flags are flying at half staff in remembrance of the south african president nelson mandela who passed away yesterday. reports say he will be buried at december 14. a number of presidents and lawmakers issued presidents posted on the website, go to c-span.org. the u.s. economy added 203,000 jobs last month in the unemployment rate fell to seventh that is the lowest since november of 2008 and exceeds analysts predictions. the department releasing figures earlier today. house speaker john...
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mandela. in his struggle, we were reminded that the gears of justice may at times move quite slowly. but it was also affirmed that in the end good wins over evil. it is the same spirit that our search for justice must remain unstoppable. we owe to each of you and the families who have built, and in many cases rebuilt -- no one can return what was taken from you that night. but we can and will continue to work and fight for each of you. thank you. may god bless you and keep you. may his face shine upon you and give you peace. [applause] >> he is a tall man. thank you so much, mr. pistole, for your remarks. at this time, i am very pleased and honored to introduce our next guest. the right honorable david mundell, member of parliament, and the parliamentary undersecretary of state for scotland. he is a member of the parliament representing the scottish constituency of dumfries and galloway and clydesdale at westminster. he grew up in lockerbie. he went to lockerbie academy and was head boy, which
mandela. in his struggle, we were reminded that the gears of justice may at times move quite slowly. but it was also affirmed that in the end good wins over evil. it is the same spirit that our search for justice must remain unstoppable. we owe to each of you and the families who have built, and in many cases rebuilt -- no one can return what was taken from you that night. but we can and will continue to work and fight for each of you. thank you. may god bless you and keep you. may his face...